2014 Event A new front has opened along the Russian- Ukrainian border, with thousands of Russians assisting rebels in Ukraine; Russia claims that it is neither sending nor supporting these forces, but that the troops are fighting with the rebels voluntarily 2013 Event Former U.S. President George W. Bush recovers after having a stent procedure to treat a blocked artery; the blockage was opened without any complications 2013 Event UK's oldest music retailer HMV calls in administrators after talks to rescue the company fail; the company which has over 4,500 employees, opened its first shop on Oxford Street in 1921 2012 Event A new wing dedicated to Islamic art is opened at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France; the area contains 3,000 from the seventh to the 19th century 2012 Event In east London, archeologists find remains of the Curtain Theatre, which opened in 1577 and was where some of Shakespeare's plays were performed 2011 Event In efforts to save Baton Rouge and New Orleans from floods, the Morganza Spillway is opened on the Mississippi River, deliberately flooding 3,000 square miles of rural Louisiana 2010 Event A Tel Aviv judge orders safe deposit boxes at a Zurich bank opened; the boxes may contain drawings and manuscripts by writer Franz Kafka 1988 Event Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth 1984 Event Andrea Doria's safe opened 1968 Event Rotterdam metro opened by princess Beatrix 1965 Event 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened 1962 Birthday Trevor Franklin, cricketer, opened for New Zealand mid-80's 1960 Event 1st fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI 1960 Event Demolition begins on Brooklyn's Ebbets Field (opened in 1913) 1957 Event 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto, Ohio 1954 Event 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan 1953 Event "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York 1951 Event "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London 1941 Event "Camp Amersfoort" opened by Germany occupiers 1941 Event 1st U.S. federally owned airport opened Washington D.C. 1938 Event Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in New York City (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe and 1,100' of microfilm) 1935 Birthday Ken Eastwood, cricketer, opened for Australia vs. England SCG 1971 1927 Event Baruch Spinosa's house of mourning opened as a museum 1926 Birthday Edgar Meuli, cricketer, opened New Zealand batting in Test vs. South Africa 1953 1924 Event King Tut's tomb opened 1914 Death Ivan Zajc, conductor, composer, opened doors for 20th century achievements in Croatian music, wrote opera, La Tirolese, 1855, dies at 82 in Zagreb, Croatia 1914 Birthday Dennis Dyer, cricketer, opened batting for South Africa vs. England 1947 1912 Event Tennessee University opened as Tennessee A and L State College 1911 Event 1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona 1901 Event East 182nd Street in Bronx is paved and opened 1895 Birthday Auguste Lumiere, twin brothers who opened 1st commercial cinema 1895 Birthday Louis Lumiere, twin brothers who opened 1st commercial cinema 1883 Event Brooklyn Bridge opened by President Arthur and Governor Cleveland 1879 Event 1st 5 and 10 store opened by Frank W. Woolworth (Utica New York) 1851 Event 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) 1832 Birthday Ivan Zajc, born in Rijeka, Croatia, conductor, composer, opened doors for 20th century achievements in Croatian music, wrote opera, La Tirolese, 1855 1825 Event Erie Canal between Hudson River and Lake Erie opened 1794 Birthday Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan 1794 Event Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August) 1752 Event Pennsylvania Hospital, the 1st hospital in the U.S., opened
